Queensland Pacific Metals (QPM) has received approval from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) to construct and operate the TECH Project.
The approval is granted on the condition that the project is operated in accordance with Part 9 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
The approval under the EPBC Act represents a major milestone for QPM as it progresses towards a final investment decision for the TECH Project, with the process to acquire other major approval from Townsville City Council and the Queensland Government well underway.
The conditions associated with the approval under the EPBC Act are not onerous and will not significantly impact QPM’s construction or operating activities, and are in line with typical conditions expected for a clean processing technology, the Direct Nickel Process and for a project of this nature in an industrial park.
